| Show REPORTS or OF r OFFICERS transmitted by maj young to gov wells BRAVERY OF THE UTAH BOYS 1 I 1 details of the various battles in w which aich the valor of the batteries was displayed given in the batch of of reports private emil selmer who he was reported dead tells a graphic story of his from the grave shot went through him tho the report re port of maj R W young toung to the assistant adjutant general of oc the eighth airily aimy chips has bleached leached gov gor weleta it IK 14 a lengthy document and tells of oc the of the ho artillery 0 of I 1 the di division ision during tho the months of abill api II 11 ind and may 1 maj youngs report proper Is 19 brief but appended to it are those of oc capt wedgwood critchlow fleat Flem flemine lne ng lieal erldeen and first sergt anderson thero there abc ai 0 also supplementary reports floral fi ann copt capt caffi and critchlow in concluding his repel to maj young youn ir arteg teg 1 I shall choll 1 sumet A few days recommendations ions for brevets and certificates of f tri merit erit based upon the ali operations lons of this campaign oani palan I 1 heartily concur in fat ci Itch lowa esaf mate male of 0 the services ic of dr adams of the Blob montana tarm capt wt reports come next the first report rovers tile the op e 1 of 0 battery A from april I 1 lt t norden to may bily fifth on ap april rit let two kordan felt felte 9 manned by two sections of the battery were stationed at pumping ht atlon io 32 firch rifles at la lonia loma C hurch church taco 32 inch lines at Calo and ami a detachment at Ue jil in charge of cannon lit mid gat GAI ing guns the Cal Calra cocan deatti mas under command of lieu gibbs ihil limit naylor had bad charge of the various small engage menta are then described in detail and I 1 hi conclusion capt apt 11 says i As a fador factor in tile success rf of the our has been lai laibly gly tile due to ill iha ever cheer fail and ID te if vent manner in abich holcli the men of it tile the co command minand haive per fermoil duties under nil all clr cir euni stances they liae put pill forth their lest best energies valiantly sewa job johnson n slid and mid land colas coipa uck tid at corp 33 bjorn jorli non eon ot of bartely 13 are entitled to special d personal commendation from gen wheat for or good bood work in the action on blay ith ft Critch lows first report Is IB d dated M ly and opera lie llona as of 0 battery B D front from april lat to abny isle on oil april 3rd ard loni ion wai V aa pIll parl tha klos and ami ii 4 I 1 nii kiss wa an auit tili was wn ian out n s on rl L r ro I 1 UK alt a tie concise oti cise 1 ly 1 several rn till detachment corp at kl C jon jen sell gen rl ta a fatal wound at rag nis ba K lieutenant Lieutella bonam the iha work of III ills men mail heat t fly ile ho irleen rites of their tinh esita long and their beavery and disel pline under lire fire particularly ticul arly at slig ruff bilag where for a time ilme it seemed U us it if till all must be atI rated beret boshard acted us gun ne ner allep afler acting gunner bremen w wan wounded awl and corp cori bjornson was vas for r corp jc ansen then follow the reports of flemin davis and berg anderson An deison malch tell lell 0 of f enga gemelIN covered in ill alv I 1 epol to ot of file coffier officers hilll ra alaj young sends sands also a brief hut but j interesting report on oil the action ut lit the oad crossing on tile the Tull than liver march larch S tah jn in this mant there was waa ta a platoon from battery B under I aleut leut a platoon liloon ii from tile the sixth united states al tillery under Fl orning ant and a broo troup III of tile i bourth cavally under maj ll the detachment was by tho the commanding und allt they advanced in skirmish order and ere soon liesik to ile be heavily en cn raced gared sent tor for and an automatic gun was yent sent on to make lila his t clear maj you youn aig lias has mass made it a rough sketch of the battleground anil and the 1 region contiguous thereto thi crit e 11 na as ordered forward alth fill tile lle leading piece alc a A po hatlon selected commended commanded an excellent view of the thi ill anel across an all open flat held the eri e mys oak was v ds scarcely aca icely cely too ards distant firing was opened simultaneously tan and was continued ile rapidly RS as possible on the part of the held field piece the enemy were follo followed ned up tho the hill mith shrapnel bilth telling effet c tile the bullets buti buli I 1 ts fey in a storm in and around the tha position but no one was ions hit tile the insurgents sur gents were soon dislodged in conlu conclusion slon maj young commends lend as worthy carthy of special mention and recognition for bravery and efficiency fici ency maj hell bell caits wheeler and Sair Saw tell tello and licate critchlow bat bon and davis PRIVATE SELMER ALIVE letter from a utah soldier who was reported killed private emil seliner of 0 the utah light artillery who nho was supposed to lial liue e died from wounds lec elved on oil the field i of 0 battle to hiyet in III the flesh much to in th gratification of 0 11 his friende arl nals lie ile writes from san fernando hay 28 1893 to frank bray ot or tile the california restaurant in this ihla city as follows fol 1 owe thanks Tl for your very welcome letter received today via tile the I 1 train rain from Al anilo As vou ou perhaps have apen in the papers I 1 va haq hit by a 1 hauber 6 er at barbig river april 26 h it was wan u lucky for me m the bullet went through the small of the tacit back online right side and came out ur the left kllc of tile the od and just juit also the tans n a they thay kapture capt kap tuie me in t hospital brn wee k 9 sod kelitno kel three inore noro but I 1 1 fooled and sot the jay dy before I 1 was hit I 1 was round around bleul gun in ac inn not as aa lout but favl having ng lothling time else to do we me were lit the ope open n 00 yards in front of if the Inq insurgents urgen 1 s breastworks und ill the ire fire has hot three boya bays were lilt hit in EL a few minutes said and white I 1 MAS th rp tile the bull billt camp came lose close but bui none lilt inc file next day nil all the he mules incle bere eri hamesd hamo sd ur up about a i rn waiting to cross the river and tile he infantry was on tile tho other ahlo so bergl erg johnson private or I 1 ilic P belr er san and I 1 laid down doun in the grass to play werl aate a few minutes we hard hf h ard a dull thud and at the same instant I 1 turned half around and said bald to one on of tile the boys standing behind me what in are oi a doing it felt as though SOUK one had lilt hit me a henry heavy lick across the buck back walli a clash clafli but johnson grabbed me and said alt sit still you are arc shot the doctor dressed mv aund un binl 1 critchlow gave me a big biff horn ot of vol alsky then I 1 was all light two packed me file tuo to mues miles to the train and I 1 got to mafud at 6 P i in while being helped from the lie train to the tug tui boat on en route to the he hospital I 1 fainted chiq made so a reporter present think I 1 wart nas dead and 0 so o it appeared in the th next mornings pit pa pore pc ral consequently several of 0 the boys boya come to the hospital boil tal to lo see pes about burial and met me cra Noling ilni blody irlo ly amund tile the hospital yard they were very nery muth during our atay 11 in manila I 1 cocked for the tb off officers leers then they took a big title line house hired a chinese cook three filipino servants and anal waiters and put me in as steN steward Aard I 1 had IL line fine time until this fight started vo whan bon thai he house was closed I 1 stayed with nith maj alaj young as his coo cook k and had my own saddle aaddie horse hoi ae and got afi all it I 1 I 1 ill scraps surely we ile iliad had hard lines sometimes s but I 1 hive stood it very well lnell taking not a drop ot of cine since leaving salt lake and never have been real sick at present rumors about going home are plentiful but conflicting I 1 hope to go in three months at the latest jt it JS is a lovely counti country F heie bele but unpleasant to live in as a soldier A man with it little capital can do well here but without that a person had bar better be in the states berlt fehr Is well moil and in dianha fla mr air selmer sc almer will now be home before long find and his flis at tho the I 1 whore he was 1 I as for formerly morly employ cd 1011 w H see ke 1 that hat he be N prop propel oily ly taken care of until ac covered |
